Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-16
News Notes.

The sales of real estate recorded
yesterday numbered 73, and amounted
to $412, ,766.
Camille Pellegrin was fined $50 on
q charge of vagrancy by Justice Aus
tin yesterday.
John Ross was held to answ er yes
'terday in $500 on charge of grand
larceny by Justice Austin.
The great steam dredger of the Bal
Iona Harbor Improvement Company
is expected to arrive to-day.
There will be meeting of the G..
A. r. at Masonic Hall, 291s South
Spring street, at 2 O'Clock this after
noon.
Chief Skinner is now the custodian
of the famous gold brick. 1t was or
dered delivered to him yesterday by
Judge O'Melveny.
The case of Albert Mckenzie,
charged with robbing the United States
mail was continued for one month
yesterday by U. S. Commissioner Van
Dyke.
Col. A. H. Miller and wife will leave
to-day for visit to their old home in
Indiana. They will also visit Chica-
go, indianapolis, New York and other
Atlantic cities.
Coroner Meredith yesterday re-
ceived a dispatch that woman named
Smith had suddenly died at Lam anda
Park. The Coroner went out last
night to hold an inquest.
Rev. Justin d. Fulton, ID. D., of
Brooklyn, one of the most talented
ministers of the Baptist faith, is in the
city for few days. DR.. Fulton is ex-
pected to preach next Sabbath.
DIR. X. d. Wise left his buggy
standing in front of his office, on Main
street, yesterday afternoon, and some
one stole d box of valuable surgical
instruments from under the seat.
The street-cars of the City and Cen
trail Railroad Companies were run reg
ularly yesterday. The old men were
all at work, and everything worked as
happened.
A horse and buggy which was hired
by young man from the Cosmopol-
itan stables last Sunday night was
found last night in corral on Also
street. The young man who hired
the buggy has not been heard fr ON.
Captain Oglesby has not yet decided
to apply for writ of habeas corpus,
although it is stated that to-day he
will make application for writ. He
yesterday had an interview with his
lawyers, but it is not known what
course he will pursue.
Brick is being hauled for the new
stories to the Hollenbeck block, but
as the walls of the present building
are but sixteen inches thick, COM
plaint is made that the addition OF
two stories will endanger the safety of
the occupants of the building.
Yesterday afternoon two-horse
team belonging to Mr.. Frazier ran
away from in front of the East Los
Angeles lumber yard Frazier was
thrown out and severely injured about
the body and head. The team steered
the wagon into telephone post and
the runaway was brought to a stop.
The Southern Pacific train due last
night at Z o'clock was delayed by a
washout near Pantano, and placed
out of time twelve hours. Probably a
part of the time will be made up, so
that the train will be here about nine
hours behind time. The Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe train arrived
three hours late.
There was large crowd at the Pa
vilion last night to witness the second
performance of the Jaguarine- Macal-
lister troupe. The show is very
good one aud deserves the liberal sup
port which it has thus far received.
There will be a matinee this afternoon
at which the prices have been reduced.
There will be a final performance to-
night.
The citizens of Santa Ana seem de-
termined to sewer that promising city.
AT meeting of the taxpayers on Mon
day evening last resolution was
passed stating that it was the sense Of
the meeting that the Board of Trustees
should call an election to submit the
question of voting the issue of $25 200
in bonds for the purpose of sewering
the city This is timely and i'm
portant movement for this wide-awake
town.
A subscriber sends us pamphlet
setting forth the history and peculiari-
ties of the Irish language. 1t was
compiled by Professor Fred L. O.
Rehrig, of Cornell University, and
contains large amount of special in
formation about the Irish tongue. A
cursory glance at the essay of Profess
sor Rehring shows us that Justice can
not be done to the subject in mere
hasty notice, so we shall give the
pamphlet reading, and review it at
some length hereafter.
Messrs. Cole, Crittenden & Poole
have sold to J. w. Cate, of Downey,
215O acres of land out in the di-
rection of Dry Creek, Fresno county.
The consideration therefor is said to
have been about $35 900. Mr.. Cate is
a shrewd business man, as is shown
by his success in purchasing lands in
the southern part of the State. He
takes hold of these lands as an invest
ment and not as speculation, which
shows his confidence in the permanent
and positive growth of Fresno. He
will positively make further invest
ments at an early date.-[Fresno Ex.
Yesterday Frank j. Farr ct al. filed
suit against the Spanish Benevolent
Society. Complainant alleges that in
1887 the city decided to the society